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CVE-2002-0661
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.39 on Windows, OS2, and Netware allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute commands via .. (dot dot) sequences containing \ (backslash) characters.
Published: Aug 12, 2002
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (12)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| apache | http_server | 2.0 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.28 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.28 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.28 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.32 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.32 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.34 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.35 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.36 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.37 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.38 |
| apache | http_server | 2.0.39 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-cjcj-mxqx-222g
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.39 on Windows, OS2, and Netware...
References (34)
- http://httpd.apache.org/info/security_bulletin_20020908a.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102892744011436&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102951160411052&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9808.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5434
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
69.70%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
50.9 / 100
Data Sources
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